Ventilated hat



Feb. 5, 1935. 7 A. ROTHCHILD 990,096

VENTILATED HAT Filed July 10, 1934 Ad r022 ai/whz'ld INVENTOR PatentedFeb. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES i k m mosa PATENT OFFICE i Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in hats and particularlyto headgear adapted for outdoor use such as womens sport hats, caps,berets, tams, helmets, etc.

The applicant is aware of many hats provided with holes, openings, etc.in the crown for the purpose of ventilating said crown; and is alsoaware of many attempts to provide a hat in which the crown is providedwith one or more ventilating openings which may be varied in size. Theselast mentioned attempts apparently have met with little or no commercialsuccess for many reasons. Among these being increased cost ofmanufacture, difficulty in retaining its shape when the crown of such ahat comprised sectors having free side edges, etc. I

This invention therefore contemplates an seeks to provide a hat foroutdoor wear having means to ventilate the crown thereof to a degreedesired by the wearer and yet permitting the crown to retain its initialshape.

More specifically the invention contemplates the provision of a hat, thecrown of which is provided with one or more slits adapted to be entirelyclosed or to be opened to varying degrees.

The closure means for the slits preferably comprising slide fastenermeans or the like.

Another important object of the invention resides in providing a hatmade of water impervious material and having ventilating slits which maybe closed to provide a substantially water impervious crown. A materialsuch as is sold under the name of Cravenette or a similar material beingcontemplated for this purpose.

Another object is to provide a ventilated hat in which the closure meansfor the ventilating slits provide a neat, ornamental and pleasingdecoration, especially desirable in hats for feminine Wear.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing disclosure thereof, together with the attached drawing whichillustrates certain preferred embodiments of the invention, and inwhich:-

Figure 1 is a side view of a womans hat illustrating an application ofthe invention thereto.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, plural ventilating means beingshown.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a cap provided with an embodiment ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail, Figures 1 and 2 illustrate awomans hat which comprises the crown portion 5 and the brim portion 6.These two portions may be of a design 5 and contour commensurate withthe prevailing style, it of course being understood that the brimportion is sometimes omitted by some millinery designers.

The hat may be constructed of the usual types of cloths, silks or otherwoven materials and in this instance it is not essential that anyparticular material be used. It is contemplated, however, that where itis desired to provide a Waterproof hat these portions may be made ofsome such material as Cravanette or the like.

One manner in which the invention may be exercised is illustrated inFigures 1 and 2 and entails the provision of one or more slits 7 in thecrown portion 5. While here shown as extending from a point adjacent thetop of the crown down to a point where the crown and brim meet, itshould be understood that the disposition of the slit or slits in thecrown may be varied according to the desires and tastes of the designer.It is only essential that the slit or slits should be of such extentthat a substantial opening is provided in the crown for the purposes setforth.

The slits may be closed wholly or partially in several ways. While snapfasteners, hooks and eyes, buttons and button holes, etc. may beemployed for this purpose it is believed that the invention is bestcarried out by the use of slide fastener means 8 which may be neatlyarranged to provide a finished appearance to the edges of the slits whenopened and an ornamental and decorative adjunct to the hat when theslits are closed. In addition, the slide 9 of the fastener may carrythereon articulated means such as shown at 10 terminating in anornamental pull tab 11 to further enhance the decorative features of thefasteners.

While in the present illustration the slide 9 is shown as closing theslit from the bottom upward, it should be understood that the reverseoperation may be employed.

The invention may be employed on various other types of headgear,illustration of which, it is believed, is not here necessary; but inorder .to indicate how the invention may be applied to other than womenshats, its application is illustrated on a cap (Figure 3). Here, also,one or plurality of slits may be employed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for the purposehas been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it isnot desired to restrict the details to the exact con struction shown, itbeing obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, maywell be made without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

end of said slit being disposed at a point adjacent the top of thecrown, the other end of said slit terminating at a point adjacent thebase of the crown, and slide fastener means adapted to close said slitto a degree desired by the wearer.

AARON ROTHCHILD.

